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Source: Universal History Archive / Getty The National Park Service is drawing criticism for quietly rewriting history under Donald Trump’s administration. Recent edits to its website about the Underground Railroad have erased key references to Harriet Tubman and diluted the brutal truth about slavery in America. Read more inside. As reported by The Washington Post and highlighted in Phil Lewis’ What I’m Reading Substack, Trump’s administration is making a valiant effort to change history […]

Source: Afro Newspaper/Gado / Getty Today’s Note from the GED Section is about “How Jim Crow Laws Influenced Nazi Germany’s Policies” Throughout history, the interplay of influence between nations has shaped policies, ethics, and societies. One unsettling connection lies between Nazi Germany’s infamous Nuremberg Laws and America’s Jim Crow era. Adolf Hitler, notorious for his role in shaping one of history’s darkest periods, found inspiration for many of his policies […]

Source: Houston Chronicle/Hearst Newspapers / Getty There are two types of democrats: those who acquiesce to President Trump and his demands and those like Rep. Al Green who are tired of the orange man and his stupid red hat.  Which is why the Texas democrat will bring articles of impeachment against “Orange Thanos with the tiny hands” in the next 30 days.  According to The Hill, Green spoke passionately, Saturday, […]

Source: Drazen_ / Getty SPILL, the Black-owned social media platform transforming the way culture and conversations are shared online within the BIPOC and LGBTQ+ communities, is seeking your support to grow and expand. On March 10, the buzzing social media app launched its “community investment” round of equity crowdfunding, allowing fans to directly invest in the company’s future. Founded by former X employees Alphonzo “Phonz” Terrell and DaVaris Brown, SPILL […]

Source: Mario Tama / Getty Months later, the fires are out, the dust has settled and Altadena residents are looking towards their next lofty challenge of rebuilding the places that they have called home and the buildings that were the sites of dreams realized — but just as this next optimistic phase gets underway, a crop of luxury developers could be ready to grind things to a definitive halt. The […]

Source: – / Getty April 4, 1968, is forever etched in history as the fateful day a bullet pierced not only the body of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., but the soul of a nation already on edge.  The man who had become the face of a nonviolent revolution — a movement rooted in justice, faith, and the unshakeable belief that Black people deserved to live with dignity — was […]

Source: Julia Beverly / Getty In today’s episode of Trump’s “Meritocracy” Is Really A MAGA-tastrophe, President Donald Trump appears to be taking some of his cues from loud and proud racist Laura Loomer, who, like many of his closest cohorts, is not qualified to advise the president of two-ply toilet paper, let alone the president of the United States. According to Axios, several members of Trump’s National Security Council were […]

Source: The Washington Post / Getty Eugene Robinson — a veteran opinion columnist and Pulitzer Prize winner — is leaving the Washington Post, and if this doesn’t upset you, you haven’t been paying attention.  There was a time when people fought back against fascism; now, it seems that everyone is standing in line to kiss the fascist ring. President Trump has long been an opponent of “liberal” media, often calling […]

Source: Anna Moneymaker / Getty On Thursday, Congress voted along party lines to confirm Dr. Mehmet Oz, the heart surgeon turned ill-informed TV talk show host, making him the person in charge of the largest health insurance program in the country. And this appointment might be dumber than WWE Superstar Linda McMahon running the Education Department.  I mean who could forget Dr. Oz, who rose to fame on the back […]